Infection 2018



TWPC's Anthology - Open soon for Submissions



About

The TWPC is looking to launch our first anthology this year with the theme 'Infection'.


Infection is a very versatile topic and can include anything from bacterial infections in a medical drama, animal, human or computer viruses, and may especially be interesting in an historical concept before humanity knew how to control infection and the discovery of penicillin in the 1940s. So use your imagination!


Submissions

The anthology is open to all writers in the Townsville City Council region and we welcome all genres - romance, crime, science fiction, etc. While we want to cater for all audiences, we cannot accept children's stories for this anthology. Young Adult may be considered.


While we're accepting all submissions, TWPC has established a panel to select the top 10 stories to print in our anthology.


Please refer to the Submission Guidelines below to format your entry.


Submissions open: 1st June 2018

Submissions close: 30th June 2018


Selection & Publication

These 10 authors will then work with a professional editor on the 21st of October to polish their short stories.


There will be NO COST to writers towards publishing the anthology or their editing.


The 10 selected stories will be announced in September 2018.



INfection Anthology - Terms & Conditions



1. Entrants must reside in the Townsville City Council area.

2. The story is fictional. Any genre of adult fiction (romance, crime, fantasy, etc) will be accepted. We are not looking for non-fiction, childrens fiction, or poetry for this anthology.

3. The maximum word count is 6000 words. Stories over 6000 words will not be considered.

4. The story must reflect the theme 'infection'. Creative licence can be used.

5. The story must be written by an individual author and only one story per author will be accepted.

6. The story must be formatted to the submission guidelines outlined below.

7. The finished story must be uploaded onto the TWPC website. Submissions will close at 11:59pm 30th June 2018.

8. Decisions made by the submissions panel is final and no correspondence will be entered into about the selection process. Stories will be selected on an anonymous basis.

9. The (up to 10) best entries will be published in an anthology. Royalties will not be paid to contributors of the anthology. Those published will receive a free copy.

10. Entry fees are non refundable. Fees are $10 for 2018 TWPC Members and $20 for general submissions.



SuBmission Guidelines



Please include a title page. Title page should include:

- Manuscript title

- Genre

- Word Count


Please start your story on a new page and format according to the following:.

- 3cm margins all around.

- 12pt Times New Roman font.

- double spacing.

- 1cm paragraph indents.


Please include a header with PAGE NUMBERS and MANUSCRIPT TITLE.


DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ANYWHERE ON YOUR ENTRY


We will accept word documents only in .doc or .docx format.




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